Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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